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19 March 2020

France has restricted the sale of paracetamol-based medicines in pharmacies and suspended online sales of analgesics to guarantee availability during the COVID-19 pandemic. Other European countries are also restricting sales of non-prescription medicines.

Belgium is banning combination cough and cold medicines, France is seeking to ensure safe use of vasoconstrictors, the US Senate has passed key OTC legislation, and the new commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been confirmed.